2026 NBA Draft: State-by-state look at where every pick played high school basketball

Florida high schools, Link Academy among the big winners coming out of the draft.

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Jun 25, 2026, 10:30am
Florida finished with the most former high school players selected in the 2026 NBA Draft with eight. Two-time MaxPreps National Player of the Year Cameron Boozer headlined the selections from the Sunshine State, coming off the board at No. 3.

Missouri was second with seven including first-round picks Cameron Carr, Chris Cenac Jr., Labaron Philon Jr., Tarris Reed and Bennett Stirtz.

Virginia came in third with four selections headlined by top 20 picks Nate Ament and Christian Anderson Jr.

In total, 20 states had at least one selection.

Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) and IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) were the only schools to have multiple players selected. 

Darius Acuff was the first of three IMG players off the board at No. 7 and Link Academy featured five players picked with Philon Jr. selected first at No. 22.

Read on for a complete state-by-state breakdown of all draftees who played high school basketball in the United States. All players are connected to the school where they finished their prep career.
Florida – 8
Jaden Bradley, IMG Academy
Alex Karaban, IMG Academy

Missouri – 7
Chris Cenac Jr., Link Academy
Felix Okpara, Link Academy
Labaron Philon Jr., Link Academy
Tarris Reed, Link Academy



Texas – 2

Utah – 2

Arizona – 1

Connecticut – 1


Maine – 1
Tobi Lawal, Lee Academy (Lee)
Ohio – 1

Tennessee – 1
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Greeneville

Washington – 1

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